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Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 66 · 40 questions
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Writing tip (Two parts, one idea): Find WHO or WHAT the words are about — the subject (The hungry monkey). Find WHAT HAPPENS — the predicate (grabbed a banana). Both parts, and the idea is finished? It is a complete sentence. A part missing, or words like “When the bell rang” or “Running in the park” on their own? It is a fragment.

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  1. 1.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) My best friend.
  3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang loudly.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) Two ducks. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The new student sat next to me.
  11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The train.
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Our teacher.
  13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  14. 14.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
  15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The firefighters. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
  17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Our neighbours.
  18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) My grandmother. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
  19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Running in the park. (d) The red kite.
  21. 21.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
  22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
  24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
  25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) While Mum was cooking.
  26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) Since it was late. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
  27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The cricket match. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
  30. 30.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
  31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  32. 32.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  33. 33.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
  34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.”     (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
  35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
  36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) My father. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
  37. 37.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
  38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The red kite.
  39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.”     (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
  40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Planted rice in the field.

Answer key

  1. who or what (subject)
  2. My best friend.
  3. fragment
  4. fragment
  5. fragment
  6. fragment
  7. fragment
  8. fragment
  9. Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
  10. The new student sat next to me.
  11. The train.
  12. Our teacher.
  13. fragment
  14. what happens (predicate)
  15. The children sang a song in the hall.
  16. The rain fell all night.
  17. Our neighbours.
  18. The red kite flew high in the sky.
  19. fragment
  20. The shopkeeper counted the coins.
  21. what happens (predicate)
  22. complete sentence
  23. Cooked dal for dinner.
  24. The baby elephant.
  25. While Mum was cooking.
  26. My father cooked dal for dinner.
  27. fragment
  28. The brown cow gave fresh milk.
  29. If you come early.
  30. what happens (predicate)
  31. fragment
  32. what happens (predicate)
  33. who or what (subject)
  34. complete sentence
  35. As soon as we reached home.
  36. My father.
  37. what happens (predicate)
  38. The school bus stopped at the gate.
  39. fragment
  40. My grandmother told us a story.

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